I thank you very much for your question.
I agree with what you said in the beginning concerning the importance of early education. We need schools and training to equip people with basic skills so that they can have success in their future careers.
One of the biggest issues in our industry is the lack of basic skills when individuals come in. Beyond basic training, companies could provide training that is specific to the professional groups. Currently, we see that businesses must invest in basic skills training and job preparation.
In our job preparation program entitled Mining Essentials, there is one component that twins program participants with someone from the industry. We are very much in favour of cooperation with businesses.
A representative from a company comes into the classrooms and can present a relevant point of view regarding the reality encountered by workers in the industry. In short, he provides an overview of life in the industry. We bring mentors into the classroom, preferably aboriginal people. The participants in the program can have a role model to look to. Someone they can meet and identify with. They can observe the success of someone like themselves who has had success in the industry and can live a good life. These mentors can present reality a little better, as well as the benefits reaped by someone who works in the industry long-term.
The mentorship is certainly an inherent part of the program. It is an essential element, not only for aboriginal persons, but for everyone. We have seen the benefits of it throughout our industry. Aboriginal persons value this in particular because they can really see the reality experienced by someone who works in the field.